VIDEO: Battle for Mosul begins

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Governor Repeals Loy Kratong Cancellation, Just no Entertainment at the Festival

 

 

CHIANG MAI:-- CityNews – Chiang Mai Governor Prawin Chamniprasart announced today that the Loy Kratong Ye-Peng Festival will no longer be cancelled, but the organised events will have no entertainment.

 

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Phuket temples hold chanting rituals for King Bhumibol

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Monks at Kathu Temple during the 30-day mourning period following the death of His Majesty. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Monks from a number of the island’s Buddhist temples will be holding chanting rituals as part of the funeral rites for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej who passed away on Thursday (Oct 13). The rituals will continue until 30 days after the death of His Majesty.

 

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Phuket bars and entertainment venues in low-key reopening tomorrow

The Phuket New

 

Bars and entertainment venues in Patong have been closed since the passing of His Majesty on Thursday. Photo: The Phuket News file photo

 

PHUKET:-- Bars and other entertainment venues in Phuket’s main entertainment hub, Patong, will be allowed to reopen tomorrow albeit with a lot softer approach than is usual for such venues.

 

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Thais, expats and tourists slam “inaccurate” and “misleading” BBC video on Thailand

Netizens have criticised a BBC video on Thailand that inaccurately claims foreigners will not be able to enjoy many of the tourist activities for which the country has become famous.

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Mourning Thais dye clothes as prices for black apparel surge 
NATNICHA CHUWIRUCH, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — Pop-up clothes dyeing centers are a new phenomenon in the Thai capital as black apparel becomes too expensive for many following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

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Thailand Live Tuesday 18 Oct 2016

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